Josiah Kephart
@jlashk.bsky.social
Environmental 🔄 social epidemiology, climate and health in the Americas | Dad & Asst Prof at Drexel Public Health
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Floods Hit Hardest in Most Disadvantaged Neighborhoods: New Research on Urban Health in Latin America Sheds Light on Stark Inequities. A research leader by @jlashk.bsky.social and SALURBAL group.
Paper free to read: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Brief summary: drexel.edu/lac/media/ne...
Paper free to read: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Brief summary: drexel.edu/lac/media/ne...
Social disparities in neighborhood flood exposure in 44,698 urban neighborhoods in Latin America - Nature Cities
This study compares historical flooding (2000–2018) in urban neighborhoods of eight Latin American countries and its relationship with social disparities. It found that residents of neighborhoods with...
www.nature.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Floods Hit Hardest in Most Disadvantaged Neighborhoods: New Research on Urban Health in Latin America Sheds Light on Stark Inequities. A research leader by @jlashk.bsky.social and SALURBAL group.
Paper free to read: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Brief summary: drexel.edu/lac/media/ne...
Paper free to read: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Brief summary: drexel.edu/lac/media/ne...
Reposted by Josiah Kephart
physics of climate impacts 101:
- Stuff gets hot (worse heatwaves)
- Hot air holds more water vapor (heavier rainfall)
- Hot air is thirstier air (higher drought risk)
- Warm water is hurricane food (stronger storms)
- Hot water expands and hot ice melts (sea level rise)
- Stuff gets hot (worse heatwaves)
- Hot air holds more water vapor (heavier rainfall)
- Hot air is thirstier air (higher drought risk)
- Warm water is hurricane food (stronger storms)
- Hot water expands and hot ice melts (sea level rise)
January 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
physics of climate impacts 101:
- Stuff gets hot (worse heatwaves)
- Hot air holds more water vapor (heavier rainfall)
- Hot air is thirstier air (higher drought risk)
- Warm water is hurricane food (stronger storms)
- Hot water expands and hot ice melts (sea level rise)
- Stuff gets hot (worse heatwaves)
- Hot air holds more water vapor (heavier rainfall)
- Hot air is thirstier air (higher drought risk)
- Warm water is hurricane food (stronger storms)
- Hot water expands and hot ice melts (sea level rise)
Reposted by Josiah Kephart
news.mit.edu/2024/new-the...
I feel like this news about figuring out fundamental laws of aerodynamics for which we've been using fudge factors for a century got short shrift.
I feel like this news about figuring out fundamental laws of aerodynamics for which we've been using fudge factors for a century got short shrift.
MIT engineers’ new theory could improve the design and operation of wind farms
A new model accurately represents the airflow around rotors, even under extreme conditions. Developed by MIT engineers, the model could improve the way turbine blades and wind farms are designed.
news.mit.edu
December 21, 2024 at 4:50 PM
news.mit.edu/2024/new-the...
I feel like this news about figuring out fundamental laws of aerodynamics for which we've been using fudge factors for a century got short shrift.
I feel like this news about figuring out fundamental laws of aerodynamics for which we've been using fudge factors for a century got short shrift.
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brutal burn in academic speak
"Conversely, [these bad studies] would be a challenge to publish in highly regarded, long-format, disciplinary journals where reviewers are very likely to scrutinize modeling methods for innovation and fit compared to the state of the art."
"Conversely, [these bad studies] would be a challenge to publish in highly regarded, long-format, disciplinary journals where reviewers are very likely to scrutinize modeling methods for innovation and fit compared to the state of the art."
Flooding is Not Like Filling a Bath
Estimates of flood risks can be strongly biased by bathtub hazard modeling
Physics-based modeling reduces flood risk bias compared to bathtub modeling and is now feasible globally
Short-format, ...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:19 PM
brutal burn in academic speak
"Conversely, [these bad studies] would be a challenge to publish in highly regarded, long-format, disciplinary journals where reviewers are very likely to scrutinize modeling methods for innovation and fit compared to the state of the art."
"Conversely, [these bad studies] would be a challenge to publish in highly regarded, long-format, disciplinary journals where reviewers are very likely to scrutinize modeling methods for innovation and fit compared to the state of the art."